Exercices C1 : utiliser les collocations en anglais (corrigé)

Ces exercices vous permettent de mettre en pratique les collocations en anglais abordées dans le cours. Entraînez-vous à combiner les mots naturellement, comme le ferait un locuteur natif.

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Exercice 1 — Choisissez la bonne collocation

Pour chaque phrase, choisissez le mot qui complète la collocation correctement en anglais.

1. She needs to ___ a decision before the meeting starts.
2. The company ___ a significant loss during the financial crisis.
3. He managed to ___ a deal with the overseas supplier after weeks of negotiation.
4. The new policy will ___ a major impact on how we handle customer complaints.

Correction

1. She needs to make a decision before the meeting starts.
2. The company suffered a significant loss during the financial crisis.
3. He managed to strike a deal with the overseas supplier after weeks of negotiation.
4. The new policy will have a major impact on how we handle customer complaints.

Exercice 2 — Associez les collocations

Associez chaque verbe ou adjectif de la colonne de gauche au nom qui lui correspond naturellement pour former une collocation correcte en anglais.

1. Associez : 'pay' → [attention / a look / respect / a visit]
2. Associez : 'heavy' → [traffic / snow / a mistake / work]
3. Associez : 'take' → [a risk / a decision / a rest / care]
4. Associez : 'do' → [research / damage / a favour / business]

Correction

1. Pay attention means to focus carefully; pay a visit means to go and see someone; pay respect means to show honour; pay a look is not a natural collocation — the correct pairings are: pay attention, pay a visit, pay respect.
2. Heavy traffic means a lot of vehicles on the road, and heavy snow means a large amount of snowfall; heavy work is not a standard collocation, and heavy a mistake is incorrect — the natural collocations are heavy traffic and heavy snow.
3. Take a risk means to do something dangerous, take a rest means to stop and relax, and take care means to be careful or to look after someone; take a decision is also accepted in British English, making all four valid collocations with 'take'.
4. Do research means to investigate a topic, do a favour means to help someone, and do business means to engage in commercial activity; do damage is not a standard collocation — the natural form is cause damage.

Exercice 3 — Complétez avec la bonne collocation

Complétez chaque phrase en choisissant le mot manquant pour former une collocation naturelle en anglais. Répondez avec la phrase entière.

1. After the scandal, the politician tried to ___ responsibility for the crisis.
2. The therapist advised her to ___ her feelings rather than suppress them.
3. The new regulations are expected to ___ into effect at the beginning of next year.
4. Despite the tight deadline, the team managed to ___ the project on schedule.

Correction

1. After the scandal, the politician tried to take responsibility for the crisis.
2. The therapist advised her to express her feelings rather than suppress them.
3. The new regulations are expected to come into effect at the beginning of next year.
4. Despite the tight deadline, the team managed to deliver the project on schedule.